Barrel-mover



UNITED STATES PATENT 1OirErCE.

JAMES H. QUAGKENBUSH, OF KALKASKA, MICHIGAN.

BARREL-M-ovea.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of-Letters :Patent N0. 260,049, dated June 27, 1882.

vApplication led September 8, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Beitknown that I,JAMEs H. QUAoKENBUsH, of Kalkaska, in the county of Kalkaska and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and 'useful Improvements in BarreLMovers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had tothe accompanyingdrawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvments in devices for facilitating the moving-of barrels or boxes in and about stores, Sto. 5 and it consists in an arrangement of bars having stationary and adjustable shoulders, for the purpose hereinafter stated,.combined with revolving casters attached thereto, thus forminga movable platform whereon a box or barrel may be placed for the purpose of transferring from one point to another; and it also consists, in combination therewith, of certain means employed by which the said platform may be secured at one place in a pivotal manner, allconstructed and operated as more fully hereinafter stated.

The object of myi'nvention is to furnish storekeepers and others with such a device as will combine within itself all the advantages derived from the use of afbarrel-swing, by which they are enabled to keep their goods beneath the counter and out of the way, and also enable them,when desired,to movesaid barrels about the store in any direction as freely and quickly as though placed on a common truck, but avoiding the labor incident to its use.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, reference being had to the annexed drawings, in which- Figure l is a side elevation of a barrel with my device beneath, whereon it rests, and is in condition to be moved in any direction about a storeroom. Fig. 2 is a top view of my invention, represented in the broken lines as being pivotally attached at one end. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

A A represent crossed bars secured together at about their middle, and forming the frame of my platform. i

At or near the ends of the upper side of the`- bars A A' are constructed the shoulders a, which serve to prevent the barrel placed on the platform from slipping off when moved about'the store-room door. These shoulders a may, if found desirable, be so constructed as to be adjustable, so as to clamp the edge of the barrel closely, as indicated in Fig. 2 of the drawings, wherel one is represented as being composed of a band around the bar, having a projection or shoulder on top, and beingvsusceptible of adjustment thereon at will, and of being fixed in'any desired-position by means of a set-screw, a', or other means.

The casters b, which are attached in a suitable manner to the under side of the bars A A', are constructed in the ordinary manner, and therefore permit the platform to be rolled in any desired direction.

When it is required to so pivot the platform that it may only be moved beneath or from under a counter or other stationary covering for the opened top of the barrel resting thereon, it is attached to the bracket c, secured to the iloor or otherwise, having the bifurcated ends, through which a shouldered pin, d, passes by the openings formed therein, and also enters the circular opening e at the end of the bar A, which has been placed between the forked ends of the bracket c, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

Other devices have been invented for moving barrels, and also for pivoting them; but when intended for moving the barrel about the store they only permit of a forward and retractin g movement, unless manual labor be employed to lift the platform bodily when it becomes necessary to move it in other directions; but by the use of my invention, as will be easily understood, the platform, with itsv weight or burden, can be moved either in a circle, when pivoted as described, or in any direction, when freed from the bracket, without the expenditure of more labor than is needed to move an ordinary cask or barrel when on its side. My invention therefore ernbodies within itself all the advantages gained from the use of the ordinary barrel-swing, and is superior to the common platform for the reasons stated.

I do not confine myself to the use of the crossed bars A A', as it will be readily conceived that I may substitute therefor any form of frame whereon the barrel, &e., may rest therewith of an attachment consisting of a without departing from the spirit of my invenband fitted loosely on one of said bars and i5 tion. having an npwardly-projecting shoulder7 and Having thus described my invention, what provided with a set-screw, as shown and de- 5 I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letscribed7 and for the purpose set forth.

ters Patent, is- In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 1. The combination of a platform having my own I have hereto axcd my signature in zo revolving casters with a stationary bracket, presence of two witnesses.

to which the platform is pivotally attached A 1o as and for the purpose set forth. 7 JAMES H' QUACKENBUSH 2. In a barrel-mover consisting of a plat- Witnesses: form composed of crossed bars which are sup- WM. D. TOTTEN,

ported on revolving casters, the combination JESSE F. WALDRON. 

